33rd Annual Bayfront Blues Festival Kicks Off
DULUTH, Minn. - The Bayfront Blues Festival returned to Duluth today for it's 33rd year. FOX 21's Mason Kroll gives us a look from its first day back.
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Great Lakes Fishery Research Uses New Drone Technologies
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Duluth's Best Bread holds a Pop-Up at New Location
DULUTH, Minn. -- People got a taste of "Duluth's Best Bread" for the first time at its new location today. The beloved bakery originates in West Duluth, and has been in the process…
Back-to-School Teacher's Day at Fitgers Bookstore
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Career Lab in Duluth Reopens to the Public
DULUTH, Minn. -- Duluth's Workforce Center has opened its Career Lab to the public for the first time since April of 2020. As of last week, people can stop-by the lab without an…
Minnesota State Senator David Tomassoni passed away after battle with ALS
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Brother, Sister, Childhood Friend Of 'Born Too Late' Perform Live
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Local Author, Illustrator Publish Children's Book 'New Moon's Family'
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Coffee Conversation: Two Harbors Art Festival Aug. 12-14
Duluth artist Cheyenne Vavrina was in studio Friday morning to show of her fantastic wooden art work while previewing this weekend's Two Harbors Art Festival. Click the video to see her work, and click…
Federal Government Funding $25 Million Of Duluth's West Superior Street Reconstruction Project
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Governor Walz And Governor Evers Ask DOT For Nearly $900 Million To Fund Blatnik Bridge Rebuild
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Nurses with MNA Plan To Vote On Monday For Possible Strike
DULUTH, Minn. -- Nurses with the Minnesota Nurses Association announced that they will be voting on Monday to go on strike. The poll comes after five months of contract negotiations and informational picketing. This would be the first time Twin…
Bayfront Blues Festival Set to Return for 33rd Year
DULUTH, Minn. - The Bayfront Blues Festival returns to Duluth Friday for its 33rd year. The festival at Bayfront is one of the top 25 blues festivals in the nation and features national, Midwest, and…
Sensory-Friendly Day with Thomas the Tank Engine
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Eighth Annual Operation K-9
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City of Duluth Pitches Possible Tax Increase For Park Fund Levy
DULUTH, Minn. -- The city of Duluth announced a new proposal to increase property taxes for its park funding. On Thursday, some members of the community joined Mayor Larson on the steps of city…
Monday Hearing Set For 2 Ex-Cops In George Floyd’s Killing
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Men Wanted In Mall Of America Shooting Arrested In Chicago Area
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Justice Dept. Seeks To Unseal Search Warrant Of Trump Home
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US Wholesale Inflation Fell In July For 1st Time In 2 Years
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Gas Prices Dip Just Below $4 For The First Time In 5 Months
(AP) -- Gasoline prices dipped to just under the $4 mark for the first time in more than five months — good news for consumers who are struggling with high prices for many other essentials. AAA said the national average…
15,000 MNA Nurses To Hold Strike Vote Monday In Duluth, Twin Cities
DULUTH, Minn. -- 15,000 nurses with the Minnesota Nurses Association are planning to hold a strike vote on Monday, according to a press release. Nurses in the Twin Ports and Twin Cities are coming together for the first time to…
Volunteer Fire Department Car Show Coming To Cloquet Saturday
CLOQUET, Minn. -- The Solway Volunteer Fire Department is holding their 3rd annual "Flashover" fundraiser car show on Saturday. Not only is it a car show, but there is an open house of the fire hall and a junior firefighter…
YWCA Duluth's GirlPower! Program To End, Exec. Dir. Talks What's Next
DULUTH, Minn. -- The YWCA Duluth's GirlPower! program is coming to an end after more than two decades of uplifting and guiding countless young girls. Some of the girls who have been through the…
33rd Annual Bayfront Blues Festival Starts Friday
DULUTH, Minn. -- The 33rd Annual Bayfront Blues Festival kicks off Friday and runs through Sunday. For a preview of what to expect, watch the video above. And for ticket information and the…
Man Finds Lost Dog After Boat Crash: "The Right Place at the Right Time"
TWIN PORTS, Minn. -- The St. Louis County Sheriff's Office responded to a water emergency on Lake Superior on Tuesday night. "At approximately 11 p.m. we were paged out to a water emergency in the…
Haunted Ship to add New Props and More Fear
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Haunted Shack in Carlton needs Volunteer Actors
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"Resign Or Recall" Group Celebrates Vote Removing Two Harbors Mayor
TWO HARBORS, Minn. - What happened in Two Harbors on August 9, 2022 will be remembered in Minnesota's history. That's because it is very likely that this was the first time a…
Streetscape Plan for Hammond Avenue in Superior
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